Intestinal flora
role
- converting conjugated bilirubin → urobilinogen (95% back via enterohepatic circulation) + sterobilinogen
- synthesis of vit k, Vitamin B12, thiamine (Vitamin B1), riboflavin
- breakdown of primary bile acids to secondary bile acids
- breakdown of cholesterol
passmed's unattributed list:
Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Bacteroides spp., Bifidobacterium spp., Clostridium spp., Lactobacillus spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Fusobacterium spp., Prevotella spp., Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., and Candida
colonic bacteria/gut flora